Happy Easter!

This year wasn't technically Oliver's first Easter since it fell so late last year, but I definitely consider it his first. He was only 5 days old last Easter! Now that he's a bit older, we were able to head north to South Bend to see our families. This little monkey slept for most of the drive.



We got to visit with Uncle Deron and Aunt Jodi for awhile before the actual festivities began. We also got to meet baby Jameson for the first time! These two were a riot together. Oliver wasn't sure what to do with him and vice versa!

Oliver got to experience his first Kaczorowski Easter at Corpus Christi. I think he enjoyed watching all the bigger kids play in the gym. I'm sure he'll be joining them next year!

Our little family of 3, getting ready for Oliver's first Easter egg hunt...

Once he found one egg, he was quite content! He just wanted to sit down and shake it...ha!

Still just has the one egg...

Checking out all his goodies with Uncle Deron...

Baby Jameson, looking handsome in his Easter best...

Thankfully, we took Oliver's walker so he could tool around...

Hanging out with his Godmother, Amy...

Thank you, Pinterest, for giving me such a creative cake idea! Ignore the Christmas platter that it's on...lol!

Later in the day, we went to my brother's house to celebrate with my side of the family. We had more delicious food and Oliver got a really cute Easter basket full of goodies from Aunt Fay. Gigi also brought us an Easter basket from South Bend Chocolate, my favorite...yum! We had a really nice Easter with both sides of our family. Hope you all did too!

Thanksgiving at Pokagon

This past weekend, Oliver spent his first of many Thanksgivings at Pokagon State Park. We had a terrific time swimming, hiking, hanging out by the bonfire, eating delicious food and spending time with family.



Oliver was spoiled by his grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins...everyone wanted to hold him! Here he is hanging out with his cousin, Elizabeth...

and his grandma and grandpa...

and his daddy!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Oliver's Baptism Day

Oliver was baptized at our church, St. Elizabeth's, this past Sunday. We were very blessed to have so many family and friends join us for this special occasion.

Oliver with his godparents, Deron and Amy...



He was such a good boy during the entire service.



He loved the pouring! He actually stuck his arm in the water of the baptism font as soon as he was close enough to touch it!

He was very intrigued by his baptismal candle. He kept reaching out and trying to grab it.

The Blessing of the Mothers...

Oliver with his Mama and Daddy, his godparents and Deacon Bill...

Grandma and Grandpa...

and Gigi...

My BTF, Jessica, came from Kentucky to help make Oliver's cake and to attend his baptism.

We had the most wonderful day and are so proud of how well Oliver did. Thank you to all our family and friends that made the trip to attend this blessed occasion in Oliver's life!

A Visit from Gigi

A few weekends ago (yes, I'm running really behind at life right now), my mom came to visit Oliver. We had a delicious dinner and did some shopping. Oliver made sure to show her all his new tricks. He loved spending time with his Gigi and looks forward to seeing her again soon!

Family Reunion 2011

Over Memorial Day weekend, Oliver got to meet a whole bunch of family members at the Flournoy Family Reunion. We all got together in Muncie to celebrate Grandma Flournoy's 80th birthday. PawPaw, Nini, Uncle Noah and Uncle Brock came from Georgia, and other family members came from Tennessee, Ohio and New Hampshire.

Oliver got to spend a lot of time being loved on, especially by these dudes...



This is Alyssa, Oliver's 2nd cousin (I think!)...

Hanging with his daddy...

and Uncle Noah...

Nini and PawPaw...

Looking handsome with his mama at the reunion/party...

Mama's two handsome men...

Chillin' with Uncle Noah and Daddy in the bed at the hotel...

Uncle Brock decided to join the party...

Uncle Brock finally gave in and held Oliver. How cute are they?

We had such a great time introducing Oliver to so many important people!

Aunts and Uncles and Friends, Oh My! - Part II

We have still had lots of family and friends coming by to visit Oliver. Here are a few pictures from the past couple of weekends.

Oliver and Aunt Jodi...



Oliver and Uncle Deron...

Oliver and Uncle Doug...

Hanging outside with Aunt Tina...

Uncle Deron again...

Visiting with Aunt Debbie and cousin Melody...

Melody holding her newest cousin...

Oliver with his cousin, Paige...

Uncle David, cousin Andrew, and Grandma and Grandpa K. came to visit also. Some of them were busy playing a rousing game of football, though, so I didn't get any pictures of them with Oliver.

Thank you to everyone who has come to visit us in the past few weeks! It has been so nice to catch up with so many people!